diff --git a/pulsar-functions/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/admin/cli/CmdFunctions.java b/pulsar-functions/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/admin/cli/CmdFunctions.java
index dc1876ad13cbc..7fc339a5dcea0 100644
--- a/pulsar-functions/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/admin/cli/CmdFunctions.java
+++ b/pulsar-functions/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/admin/cli/CmdFunctions.java
@@ -37,61 +37,69 @@ public class CmdFunctions extends CmdBase {
     private final LocalRunner cmdRunner;
 
     @Getter
-    @Parameters(commandDescription = "Run function locally")
-    class LocalRunner extends CliCommand {
-
+    abstract class FunctionsCommand extends CliCommand {
         @Parameter(names = "--name", description = "Function Name\n")
-        private String name;
+        protected String name;
         @Parameter(names = "--function-classname", description = "Function Class Name\n")
-        private String className;
+        protected String className;
         @Parameter(
-            names = "--function-classpath",
-            description = "Function Classpath\n",
-            listConverter = StringConverter.class)
-        private List<String> jarFiles;
+                names = "--function-classpath",
+                description = "Function Classpath\n",
+                listConverter = StringConverter.class)
+        protected List<String> jarFiles;
         @Parameter(names = "--source-topic", description = "Input Topic Name\n")
-        private String sourceTopicName;
+        protected String sourceTopicName;
         @Parameter(names = "--sink-topic", description = "Output Topic Name\n")
-        private String sinkTopicName;
+        protected String sinkTopicName;
 
         @Parameter(names = "--serde-classname", description = "SerDe\n")
-        private String serDeClassName;
+        protected String serDeClassName;
+        protected SerDe serDe;
 
         @Parameter(names = "--function-config", description = "Function Config\n")
-        private String fnConfigFile;
+        protected String fnConfigFile;
+        protected FunctionConfig functionConfig;
 
         @Override
         void run() throws Exception {
-            FunctionConfig fc;
-            SerDe serDe = null;
             if (null != fnConfigFile) {
-                fc = FunctionConfig.load(fnConfigFile);
+                functionConfig = FunctionConfig.load(fnConfigFile);
             } else {
-                fc = new FunctionConfig();
+                functionConfig = new FunctionConfig();
             }
             if (null != sourceTopicName) {
-                fc.setSourceTopic(sourceTopicName);
+                functionConfig.setSourceTopic(sourceTopicName);
             }
             if (null != sinkTopicName) {
-                fc.setSinkTopic(sinkTopicName);
+                functionConfig.setSinkTopic(sinkTopicName);
             }
             if (null != name) {
-                fc.setName(name);
+                functionConfig.setName(name);
             }
             if (null != className) {
-                fc.setClassName(className);
+                functionConfig.setClassName(className);
             }
             if (null != serDeClassName) {
                 serDe = createSerDe(serDeClassName);
             }
             if (null != jarFiles) {
-                fc.setJarFiles(jarFiles);
+                functionConfig.setJarFiles(jarFiles);
             } else {
-                fc.setJarFiles(Lists.newArrayList());
+                functionConfig.setJarFiles(Lists.newArrayList());
             }
 
-            // Construct the spawner
+            run_functions_cmd();
+        }
+
+        abstract void run_functions_cmd() throws Exception;
+    }
 
+    @Getter
+    @Parameters(commandDescription = "Run function locally")
+    class LocalRunner extends FunctionsCommand {
+
+        @Override
+        void run_functions_cmd() throws Exception {
             LimitsConfig limitsConfig = new LimitsConfig(
                 60000,   // 60 seconds
                 1024,       // 1GB
@@ -99,7 +107,7 @@ void run() throws Exception {
             );
 
             Spawner spawner = Spawner.createSpawner(
-                fc,
+                functionConfig,
                 limitsConfig,
                 serDe,
                 admin.getServiceUrl().toString());